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Passage1主題關(guān)于蘋(píng)果公司創(chuàng)始人喬布斯體裁記敘文生詞3ThedesigneroftheAppleComputer,SteveJobs,wasnotquitesuccessfulinhisearlyyears.Hewasnotamongthebeststudentsatschool,andfromtimetotimehegotintotroublewitheitherhisschoolmatesorhisteachers.Buthewasfullofnewideas,whichfewpeoplesawthevalueof.Thingsremainedthesamewhenhewentuptocollegeandhedroppedout（退學(xué)）halfway.SteveJobsworkedfirstasavideogamedesigneratAtari.HeworkedthereforonlyafewmonthsandthenhesetouttotourIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimmoreideasandgivehimachangeinlifeforthebetter.AfterhereturnedfromIndia,hebegantoliveonafarminCalifornia.Andthen,in1975,SteveJobssetaboutmakinganewtypeofcomputer.AlongwithhisfriendStephenWozniak,hedesignedtheAppleComputerinhisbedroomandbuiltitinhisgarage（車(chē)庫(kù)）.Hegavethename“Apple“becauseitremindedhimofahappysummerheoncespentonanorchard（果園）inOregon.HisAppleComputerwassosuccessfulthatSteveJobssoonbecameworldwidefamous.Butunluckily,hediedofillnessin.Passage2AboutLiNa主題關(guān)于網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)員李娜的情況體裁記敘文生詞5Birthday:February26,1982Birthplace:Wuhan,HubeiHeight:172cmWeight:65kg“Mydreamhascometrue.IhavealwayswantedtobeaGrandSlam（大滿(mǎn)色I(xiàn)）champion."ThesearethewordsofChinesetennisplayerLiNaaftershebecamethefirstAsianwomantowinaGrandSlamfinalintheFrenchOpenonJune4,.MissLihasatattoo（文身）.Shehasdyedherhairmanydifferentcolours.And,attheBeijingOlympics,shetoldherfansto”shutup“whentheygottoonoisyintheirsupport.LiNawasborninWuhan.Shestartedtoplaytennisattheageof6.Sheoncerecalled:"Asachild,IfeltsadbecauseeverydayIhadtowakeupearlytopractice.AfterschoolIhadtopracticemore.Ididn,thavetimetoplay.”Luckily,thestronggirldidn,tgiveup,thusmakinghistoryforChinesetennistimeaftertime.NowthenewchampionisalreadythinkingaboutwinninganotherGrandSlamtitle."Whenyouhaveonetitle,surelyyouwillthinkaboutanother,wshesays,nothidingherambition（雄心）.uChinesepeoplearesolacking（缺乏的）inconfidenceonthetenniscourt.IfthereisapersonlikemewhocanproveweChinesecandoit,theotheryoungplayersinChinawi11feelthesame,“shesaid.InOctober,,ChinesewriterMoYanwontheNobelPrizeinLiterature（諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)）.HehasbecomethefirstChinesewritertoreceivethisaward.MoYanwasborninFebruary,1955.Hisparentswerefarmers.Whenhewastwelve,heleftschooltowork,firstonafarm,laterinafactory.In1976,hebecameasoldierandbegantowrite.Thewriter,srealnameisGuanMoye.Hechosehispenname,“MoYan”,whilewritinghisfirstnovel.Itmeans"Don'tspeak."Thewriterthoughttalkingtoomuchcouldbringtrouble,sohehopedthepennamecouldremindhimselfnottospeakhismindwhileinpublic.MoYanisaleadingwriterofmodernChinesenovels.Hisworksaremostlyaboutthecountrylife.Heoftenwritesabouttheareawherehegrewup一Gaomi,Shandong.Hetalksaboutwhathappenedinhishometownevenbeforehewasborn.MoYan's1986novelRodSorghumisaneo'smostfamousbookintheEnglish-speakingworld.Ittellsastorythathappenedinhishometowninthe1930s.ManypeoplegottoknowMoYanwhenthebookwasmadeintoasuccessfulfilmbydirectorZhangYimouin1987.In,MoYan'snovelLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutcameoutanditquicklygotpopular.MoYan'slatestnovel,Frog,isaboutaruraldoctor'sexperience.Passage3Beethoven（貝多芬）wasborninasmallcityneartheRhineinGermany.Hisfatheralwaysdrankandhismotherwasamaid（女仆）.Theylivedapoorlife.Beethovenwasatalented（有天賦的）childinmusic.PeopleatthattimethoughthewasascleverasMozart.Hisfatherwantedtomakemoneyfromhistalent,sohetoldhimtopracticeandplayallthetime.Ifhedidn,tdothat,hisfatherwouldbeangrywithhimandbeathim.Beethovenwasveryshortandugly.Hecouldn,thearwellfromtheageof22andlaterheheardnothing,butalltheseunhappythingsdicin'tmak